Tunnel Mill Tunnel Mill - a site that evokes images and and lasting memories for those who have visited it. Tunnel Mill gets its name from the tunnel that was cut through 300 feet of Indiana limestone to provide water to operate the legendary Tunnel Mill. Built by John Work in the early 19th Century when Indiana was the American frontier, the Tunnel Mill incorporated the very latest in industrial technology to automate much of the mill's operation. The Tunnel Mill truly brought the industrial revolution to the new frontier. The Tunnel Mill operated for over a hundred years through a succession of mill owners. The mill developed a reputation of being one of the best in the region. It was destroyed in 1927 by a fire. But a new era would soon begin ... The new George Rogers Clark Boy Scout Council would purchase the land a few months later to house its new camp - the Tunnel Mill boy scout camp. The camp soon attained a reputation as one of the finest camps in nation. It still operates today serving the youth of the region. Long-time Troop 1 leader Gary Purlee has captured this unique history in his book "Tunnel Mill". In over 500 pages, it features the history from 1804 until the present time. It also includes the history of Boy Scouting in southern Indiana and the Louisville area. It makes wonderful reading or a delightful gift for anyone with an interest in history or Boy Scouting. Orders can be placed through the contact page listed below. Also availabl e "The Cyclone of 1917" - the devastating event that established the value of the new Boy Scout movement. By the evening of March 23,1917, the northern third of the city of New Albany would be gone. Over fifty people would be dead or dying, hundreds injured and thousands homeless. The story of the most deadly tornado to ever strike southern Indiana. These books are available from: The Clark - Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism Visitor's Center - at the foot of the Clark Memorial Bridge in Jeffersonville The Howard Steamboat Museum at 1101 East Market Street in Jeffersonville [ Go to our contact page to request more information or to order a book using the contact form. ]